Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi सिडी (siḍī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (siḍḍhi), from Sanskrit *श्रीढि (śrīḍhi), from the ancestor of the root Sanskrit श्रिष् (śriṣ), श्लिष् (śliṣ). Compare Hindi सीढ़ी (sīṛhī).

Noun edit

शिडी (śiḍīf

  1. ladder
  2. staircase

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “शिडी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शिडी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “शिडी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śrīḍhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press